Category Archives: Environment
School Saves 28% on Heating Bills with Air Source Heat Pumps
When the Merriconeag Waldorf School in Freeport, Maine initially planned on upgrading their Handcrafts building, they knew they wanted a super-efficient and easy to heat replacement on their 80 acre campus. They already used both natural gas and oil for … Continue reading
Governor LePage’s Mission to Reduce Oil Consumption in Maine
Our state is buzzing about the Governor’s latest initiative of cutting Maine’s oil consumption in half by 2014. This news is met with mixed emotions as people are trying to fathom: Whether we can make this shift or not? What … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading
Our stance on Natural Gas and the impact of Fracking
There are environmental problems associated with EVERY fuel, Natural Gas is no exception. If you just look at the issues associated with Natural Gas and Fracking, you’re missing the point. We need energy and it’s not about Natural Gas or … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading
Is Peak Oil Closer Than We Imagined?
Anyone try to lock in Oil for next heating season? If you have, you’ll know that the lock in price for oil is now over $4 per gallon. Why is that? The sad truth is that the world is running … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading
The Price of Natural Gas – Part 2 of 2
In Part 1 of this two part series we discussed: The current price of heating fuels How Natural Gas currently costs 44% less than Oil Why it’s important to think about tomorrow’s fuel prices before making a buy-in decision – … Continue reading
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